"Hey, Xiviyah, are you alright?" Luke said, gently shaking my shoulder.
I huddled against Fable, eyes wet with gathering tears. My face burned as I remembered the silky strands of Luke's hair between my fingers and his grin as he gazed up at me from my lap. He'd been awake the whole time!
A small whimper broke from my lips, and I squirmed closer to Fable, tail lashing. There was no way I could face them now. The best I could do was try to ignore them and hope it all went away.
"Look, I'm sorry already," Luke said, "And I really was unconscious for a second. It's just, well, people of my strength don't stay down for long. But after the sunpurge, it felt so good, and I…I couldn't help it."
